Meropenem
General Spectrum of Activity

General Spectrum of Activity

Gram positive

  •  Streptococci
  •  MSSA
  •  Listeria

Gram negative

  •  ESBL producing organisms
  •  ampC inducible, beta-lactamase producing organisms
  •  Enterobacteriaceae
  •  Pseudomonas
  •  Neisseria
  •  Moraxella
  •  Haemophilus
  •  Others

Anaerobes

  •  Bacteroides
  •  Prevotella
  •  Clostridia
  •  Peptostreptococci
  •  Others

Does not cover

  •  Enterococci
  •  Atypicals
  •  MRSA
  •  Carbapenem resistant gram negatives
  •  Stenotrophomonas